Abstract
The study sought to determine if race/ethnicity, age, gender, and poverty index influence the development of overweight (OW) or obesity (OB) in children 6-11 years of age and whether a desirable time to intervene could be established. A descriptive and comparative analysis was conducted using data from the 1999-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Advancing age was the single largest predictor of OW or OB followed by race/ethnicity. Culturally sensitive interventions targeting children in their early elementary school years could reduce the consequences of OW and OB in childhood.
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